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Opwijk

Coordinates: 50°58′N 04°11′E / 50.967°N 4.183°E / 50.967; 4.183
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Opwijk
Town hall of Opwijk, building 1
Town hall of Opwijk, building 1
Flag of Opwijk
Coat of arms of Opwijk
Location of Opwijk
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Opwijk is located in Belgium
Opwijk
Opwijk
Location in Belgium
Location of Opwijk in Flemish Brabant
Coordinates: 50°58′N 04°11′E / 50.967°N 4.183°E / 50.967; 4.183
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceFlemish Brabant
ArrondissementHalle-Vilvoorde
Government
 • MayorInez De Coninck (N-VA)
 • Governing party/iesOpen VLD, N-VA
Area
 • Total
19.92 km2 (7.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
14,378
 • Density720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Postal codes
1745
NIS code
23060
Area codes052, 02
Websitewww.opwijk.be

Opwijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɔpʋɛik]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Mazenzele and Opwijk proper. On January 1, 2012, Opwijk had a total population of 13,990. The total area is 19.69 km2 which gives a population density of 690 inhabitants per km2.

The town hall of Opwijk, building 2
The church of Saint-Paul in the centre of Opwijk

Places of interest

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Built heritage

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  • The church of Saint-Paul
  • The monastery of the sisters of Saint-Vincentius a Pauo

Places of commemoration

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  • At the cemetery, against a red beech, a monument commemorates the fallen soldiers of World War I. Besides a lot of veterans are buried here.

Other heritage

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  • The garden of the notary house of Wijnants. Today the garden is part of a school. Only a few trees are left over, such as a beautiful weeping beech (fagus sylvatica Pendula).
  • The garden of 'Temmershof'. In 2007 most of the park was destroyed, except a few trees such as a big horse chestnut (aesculus hippocastanum).

Parks

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  • The central park 'Hof ten Hemelrijk' or in English 'court of heaven' with lawn, a pond and trees. In 2018 a lime tree was planted as a peace tree for the commemoration of the end of World War I.
  • The small 'Processiepark'. In this parks there is a tree circle of red beeches with two trees that fused together in a special way.

References

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  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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